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[bibliobethblog]

Birthday book haul part two! I’m very excited to share these books I got for my birthday 🎂 in April! Thank you so much to @chrissireads and @tarheelreader for their kindness, I was a very lucky girl! Part three aka “beautiful birthday books,” coming soon. Have you read any of these? I’d love to know! Hope you’re all having a lovely weekend 😊 #bookblogger #bookstagram #bookworm #bookhaul #thesilenceofthegirls #patbarker #myyearofrestandrelaxation #ottessamoshfegh #louisebeech #howtobebrave #allamongthebarley #melissaharrison #sallyrooney #normalpeople #thelido #libbypage #everyheartadoorway #seananmcguire https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx7J8cKgfzU/?igshid=bw1mz9qhqtfl

[shepline]

21° and sunny in the garden. Seems like an appropriate sort of day to start a new #birthdayread... . #TheLido #LibbyPage #debutauthor #amreading @libbypagewrites (at Westleton)

[tanja180467]

Sonntag ist Lesetag, Zeit um mit (Achtung nun kommt Werbung) dem Buch von #libbypage anzufangen. Das Buch habe ich von #mytest erhalten, der Titel... Im Freibad Die Geschichte zweier Frauen unterschiedlichen Alters, die ein gemeinsames Ziel haben... Mehr verrate ich nun noch nicht... #mytestimFreibad #sonntag #chillen #entspannen #lesen #lesenmachtglücklich (hier: Neumünster) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByNM6ZpINQY/?igshid=108v7li9x86j1

[ashbydelabooks]

Meet Rosemary, 86, and Kate, 26: dreamers, campaigners, outdoor swimmers... Rosemary has lived in Brixton all her life, but everything she knows is changing. Only the local lido, where she swims every day, remains a constant reminder of the past and her beloved husband George. Find out more about Rosemary and Kate in The Lido. THE feel good debut of the year!! www.ashbydelabooks.uk . #greatbooks #booklovers #feelgoodfiction #fictionbooks #amreading #books #bookstagram #bookaddict #reader #libbypage #thelido #ashbydelabooks (at Ashby de la Books) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwKZcWeH20P/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=d289ztx434i7

[bouncingtigger10]

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24 hours of short stories

This author is becoming a master story teller – especially of short – micro – stories.

The device used in this book is 24 hours in a cafe open for 24 hours. Within these 24 hours we read about the lives of the people who come to drink and eat there. Each person has story to tell whether it is about friendship, love, loss or even London and what it means to them. Woven through their stories is the major story about friendship and careers and London living for young women.

London is a place where you can wear anything you like, and be whoever you want without judgement.  The author says this but I have heard it myself from other young women who have some to London from more restrictive places, places perhaps where what you wear is noted and commented on, and who you are and what your sexuality is is restricted. No-one worries in London. People perhaps are too busy or too self-absorbed or too uncaring some would say. Others would say, London is free and permissive and allows people to expand and become who they were meant to be.

All this is noted in the micro stories told within these 24 hours.

A wonderful and masterful book.

[arturoabuylla]

‘Soñar bajo el agua’, la novela más refrescante del verano

El cierre de una piscina centenaria en el barrio de Brixton (Londres, Reino Unido) es la excusa de Libby Page para contarnos una historia que profundiza sobre temas tan importantes como la amistad, el amor y la soledad.

En ‘Soñar bajo el agua’ (SUMA, Junio 2018) el lector conocerá a dos mujeres separadas por varias décadas, pero que nadan en la misma dirección. Por un lado tenemos a Rosemary, una viuda de 86 años que nunca falta a su cita diaria con la piscina en la que ha nadado desde que era pequeña. Allí están sus mejores recuerdos, sobre todo los que protagonizó con su marido. Cuando nada consigue alejar al monstruo de la soledad y regresar con la única persona que ha amado en su vida. Por eso intenta hacer todo lo posible para evitar que cierre su querido oasis.

Y así es cómo acabará conociendo a Kate, una joven periodista que trabaja en el periódico local y necesita desesperadamente que la rescaten. Su salvavidas será Rosemary, pero también los amigos del barrio que conocerá gracias a esta divertida y luchadora octogenaria. 

La autora se inspiró en la piscina Brockwell Lido, que estuvo cuatro años cerrada en los 90 y reabrió sus puertas gracias a la presión ejercida por los miembros de la comunidad, para construir un relato inspirador y realista que te atrapa desde la primera página y te acaba agitando el corazón.

Page, con su primera novela, me ha ayudado a combatir las altas temperaturas mientras buceaba entre sus letras. Si no has podido irte de vacaciones o éstas te han sabido a poco, te recomiendo viajar a Inglaterra a través de uno de los libros más optimistas y refrescantes que leerás este año.

“Espero que los lectores se identifiquen con las sensaciones que describo (si suelen nadar al aire libre) y, a los que no son nadadores, que el libro les inspire a darse un chapuzón”, explicó la escritora británica en una entrevista.

‘Soñar bajo el agua’, en definitiva, es un recordatorio de que debemos seguir nadando y luchar por lo que realmente nos importa.

[bibliobethblog]

Hello everyone, today I’m back with another #bookstagramchallenge which I saw over on the lovely Vicki’s page @antipodeanbookclub This is the #sixbooksixcountries challenge and I really had fun thinking about the different countries I could fictionally visit on my TBR pile. I love learning about different countries and cultures and with this list we’re starting in Sweden with The Darkest Day then travelling onto Nigeria with The Fishermen. It’s a long haul flight to Japan next with The Housekeeper and The Professor before I return to England for a break by The Lido. Finally I might head over to both New York and New Zealand with The Forrests before finishing my trip in beautiful Switzerland with The Gustav Sonata. I’m excited about all of these books but as always, I’d love to know your opinions on any or all of them! Let’s have a chat in the comments! #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookworm #funandgameswithbooks #bookishgames #bookssetindifferentcountries #thedarkestday #hakannesser #thefishermen #chigozieobioma #thehousekeeperandtheprofessor #yokoogawa #thelido #libbypage #theforrests #emilyperkins #thegustavsonata #rosetremain #tbrpile #booksimexcitedtoread https://www.instagram.com/p/CMSqaBZgLNt/?igshid=uat83ylyagp

[bibliobethblog]

Hello everyone, today I’m back with another #bookstagramchallenge which I saw over on the lovely Vicki’s page @antipodeanbookclub This is the #sixbooksixcountries challenge and I really had fun thinking about the different countries I could fictionally visit on my TBR pile. I love learning about different countries and cultures and with this list we’re starting in Sweden with The Darkest Day then travelling onto Nigeria with The Fishermen. It’s a long haul flight to Japan next with The Housekeeper and The Professor before I return to England for a break by The Lido. Finally I might head over to both New York and New Zealand with The Forrests before finishing my trip in beautiful Switzerland with The Gustav Sonata. I’m excited about all of these books but as always, I’d love to know your opinions on any or all of them! Let’s have a chat in the comments! #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookworm #funandgameswithbooks #bookishgames #bookssetindifferentcountries #thedarkestday #hakannesser #thefishermen #chigozieobioma #thehousekeeperandtheprofessor #yokoogawa #thelido #libbypage #theforrests #emilyperkins #thegustavsonata #rosetremain #tbrpile #booksimexcitedtoread https://www.instagram.com/p/CMSqaBZgLNt/?igshid=15cqk9nd2gfov

[bibliobethblog]

Hello everyone, hope your week has started off well. Today I’m joining in with the #waterthemedbooks challenge which @hookedfrompageone tagged me in a little while ago. Unsurprisingly for anyone who’s followed me for a while on here, all these books are still on my TBR! 🙈 I am however going to read Miracle Creek quite soon. Can you see any books you’ve read and loved here? Please get me excited to read them all! Let’s have a chat in the comments. #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booklover #bookworm #bookfiend #tbrpile #theisland #victoriahislop #thelido #libbypage #miraclecreek #angiekim #aftermecomestheflood #sarahperry #thecatstable #michaelondaatje #thetricktotime #kitdewaal https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ9QdCIAn_u/?igshid=1820tsyg03unf

[tanja180467]

Werbung... Fein, ich darf lesen und Bewerten. Ich freue mich, da es mal ein ganz anderer Produkttest ist. #mytest #libbypage #imfreibad #buch #lesen #rezension (hier: Neumünster) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxkGp5zI-l4/?igshid=1qrfkkr1guopf

[bouncingtigger10]

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Cold Water Swimming

Brrrr…

My grandkids swim in an outdoor pool, I doubt it is heated, but I know their mother sits and watches wrapped in several blankets with a hot drink and a hot water bottle! Me – I like my water 30 degrees at least  – above permitted heat I know but…

So I maybe wouldn’t have joined the petition to keep the Lido open, not for me, but certainly there are lots of people who don’t mind the cold so maybe I would join for them. And for a Community Asset which should be kept of course!

I read a recent article by Libby Page who wrote of friendship. Across age, backgrounds and cultures. And the importance of community assets as meeting places to facilitate these friendships. without somewhere where everyone is welcomed, we are impoverished and the lesser for it.

This novel reminds us of the richness of a locality where feet traverse the soil and encounters with others is the norm.

I really must visit Brixton and the market!